Base Set · 002/102
A raw Blastoise from Base Set currently sells for about $229.70. Across 16 completed eBay sales, a PSA 10 has a median price of $7999.99. After a $25 grading fee, a 10 would net roughly $7745.29. But a Grade 9 (mixed graders) has a median of $995.00 across 37 sales — which works out to +$740.30 after fees. Even a 9 profits at current prices. 9s are pooled across graders here — PriceCharting has no PSA-9-only figure.
| GRADE | MEDIAN | SALES ON RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| PSA10 | $7999.99 | 16 sales |
| CGC10 | $1956.94 | 10 sales |
| GRADE9.5 | $682.50 | 9 sales |
| GRADE9 | $995.00 | 37 sales |
| GRADE8 | $380.00 | 62 sales |
| GRADE7 | $232.00 | 52 sales |
| GRADE6 | $145.00 | 36 sales |
| GRADE5 | $120.50 | 39 sales |
Knowing a card is worth grading is the easy half. PokeSnipez watches eBay around the clock and flags raw copies of this card closing below market — so you can actually make the trade, not just read about it.
See live grade snipes →Every figure on this page is an observed number. Raw prices come from TCGplayer; graded medians are completed eBay sales, shown with the sale count behind each one. We don't estimate, model, or fill in gaps — if a grade has no sales on record, it isn't listed. Grading outcomes are not guaranteed: most raw cards do not come back a 10, which is exactly why the 9-grade number is on this page. Where PriceCharting has no PSA-9-only figure we show its pooled 9 — PSA, BGS, CGC and SGC together — and label it as such rather than call it a PSA 9.